Overdraw-checkrein



(N0 ModeL) J. MQKENNEY. OVERDRAW OHEOKREIN.

No. 471,749. Patented Mar. 29, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOEL MOKENNEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

OVERDRAW-CHECKREIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,749, dated March 29, 1892.

Application filed May 16, 1891. Serial No. 392,959. (No model.\

- an overcheck whereby an unruly horse may be readily controlled; and it consists in the improved construction which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of myimproved overcheck applied to a horses head. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the same detached.

In the drawings the same letters of reference indicate the same parts on both figures.

My improved check comprises two parts, one of which is the nose-strap a,having at its lower end atransverse band a,which is formed at its ends, bymeans of loops a or otherwise, to be engaged with rings or links a connected with the bridle-bit. The upper portion of the piece a, is divided into two branches or divisions a aihaving rings (fiat their ends. When the piece a is in place, as shown in Fig. 1, the divisions a a lie at opposite sides of the upper portion of the neck.

The other-part of myimproved check is the strap b, having at one end a loop or eye I) or other means for engagement with the usual check or water-hook on the saddle. Said strap is divided at its forward portion into two divisions b b which pass through the rings a a and are provided at their outer ends with rings b 19 said rings being at opposite sides of the animals head. The ordinary reins 0 pass from the bit through the rings b the latter being arranged in such position as to de fiect the reins upwardlyin their passage from the bit to the usual terret-rings of the saddle. It will be seen, therefore, that when the reins are pulled by the driver they will exert a downward pull on the divisions b of the strap b, and thus exert, through said divisions 19 a backward pull on the rings a and an upward pull on the nose-piece a, So that the usual pull is exerted on the bit by the reins, and in addition thereto an upward pull is exerted on the nose-piece, causing a pinching effect on the upper jaw of the animal, due to the upward pullon the central part of the transverse band a, the result being the perfect control of the most headstrong horse.

I claim Theimproved checkhereinbeforedescribed, consisting of the nose-piece a, having a transverse band a at its lower end, provided with means at its ends for attachment to the opposite ends of a bit, the said nose-piece being provided at its upper end with branches or divisions terminating in rings adapted to stand at opposite sides of the animals neck, and the strap 6, adapted to be engaged with the check or water-hook on the saddle and provided with divisions 12 passing through said rings and provided at their forward ends with rings b arranged to receive and deflect the usual driving-reins c, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 13th day of May, A. D. 1891.

JOEL MOKENNEY. Witnesses:

C. F. BROWN, EWING W. HAMLEN. 

